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Table 4 Percentage of time spent in physical activity categories during recess by ethnicity (Study Two)

From: Differences between 9–11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess

 

Mean percentage of time ± SD

Mean difference in percentage of time ± 95% CI

 

White British

British Pakistani

Model 1 estimate†

Model 2 estimate‡

Activity

    

Lying

0.14 ± 0.96

0

NAº

NA

Sitting

4.2 ± 12.3

11.2 ± 24.2

3.78 (−5.47, 13.03)

2.43 (−6.78, 11.64)

Standing

17.6 ± 14.4

19.4 ± 18.0

6.91 (−1.05, 14.87)

5.80 (−2.14, 13.74)

Walking

41.0 ± 14.3

44.9 ± 20.5

2.89 (−5.81, 11.59)

5.03 (−3.34, 13.40)

Very active

36.5 ± 19.2

24.5 ± 17.1

−11.95 (−20.91, −2.99)**

−11.99 (−21.06, −2.92)**

Activity Type

    

Sedentary activities

22.1 ± 17.5

26.3 ± 23.8

8.70 (−1.61, 19.01)

6.55 (−3.54, 16.64)

Locomotion

54.0 ± 24.9

50.4 ± 27.5

1.53 (−11.35, 14.41)

4.46 (−8.04, 16.96)

Playground games

16.4 ± 23.4

16.1 ± 21.3

−9.60 (−20.69, 1.49)

−12.33 (−23.01, −1.65)*

Sports

7.0 ± 18.9

6.9 ± 23.0

0.83 (−9.99, 11.65)

0.74 (−10.04, 11.52)

Group Size

    

Alone

15.9 ± 17.4

13.6 ± 20.0

−5.97 (−15.24, 3.30)

−6.28 (−15.67, 3.11)

Small

76.0 ± 22.8

75.2 ± 28.9

10.29 (−2.45, 23.03)

8.56 (−4.16, 21.28)

Medium/Large

7.9 ± 18.9

11.2 ± 26.6

−3.09 (−14.67, 8.49)

−1.38 (−12.92, 10.16)

Social Behavior

    

Prosocial physical

11.2 ± 13.7

11.0 ± 14.1

−0.44 (−7.46, 6.58)

−0.59 (−7.85, 6.67)

Prosocial verbal

1.1 ± 2.3

2.8 ± 8.6

NA

NA

Physical conflict

0.2 ± 1.1

0

NA

NA

Verbal conflict

0

0

NA

NA

  1. † ethnicity and school included as fixed factors; ‡ includes additional adjustment for year group, presence of equipment and temperature; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
  2. ºNA = Not Applicable (no test conducted because behavior too infrequently recorded).